Hundreds were mown down as a lorry sped through the crowd for 2km. At least 10 children are among the dead and many more are still in intensive care. 'A horror has come down on France again,' President Hollande said today.

France's first lady Valérie Trierweiler is reportedly clinging on to her role in the Elysée Palace, despite claims that she caused £2.5million of damage to it after news broke of president François Hollande’s affair.